Books retold from another character's perspective
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What book would you like to see told from another character's perspective? For me it's probably Smeagol in the LOTR trilogy. You?
>>7790719
The Odyssey, Penelope's POV.
Some feminist will do this one day, and won't be that bad if done well. If the feminist is a decent historian, she can fill in the 12 year gap that Odysseus is gone for.
>>7790728
It's not something a feminist could do, to be honest. The interval between Odyssey's departure and his return is essentially a society without its men, and the consequence is the subsequent generation lack discipline and virtue. They're either rowdy and cruel or timid and weak. It's not something a feminist could write. It's not something a feminist could admit. They'd have to change it to the women of Ithaca creating a utopia of peace and compassion without men. It'd be ruined by the next generation of boys becoming men and Odysseus's return.
>>7790728
Margaret Atwood - Penelopiad.
>>7790728
Already done, it's called the Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood.
Haven't read it, but we talked about it a bit in one of my class.FYI, it's from a canadian feminist, so you can probably guess the tone and the content.
C&P from Dunechka's pov
Ulysses from the point of view of Molly's vagine.
